Clothes-line support.



S. A. BOYD, JR. CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27, 1915.

1l, 166,32 ll. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

sAMUL A. BOYD, Jn., or BROOKLYN, NEWYORK.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Application filed February 27, 1915.

T a-ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL A. BOYD, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Clothes-Line Supports; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes line supports, and has for its principal object to provide a de* vice which is particularly adapted for use in apartments and similar places where it is necessary to economize in the use of space.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support which may be secured to a window and which will eliminate the necessity of persons using the device leaning out of the window in order that the clothes may be hung thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which may be detachably secured to a window frame in order not to interfere with closing the window blind.

Still another obj ect of the invention is to provide a novel form of support for the pulley and the supporting arm thereof.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a view illustrating the device as it would appear when in use, Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the device in its folded position, Fig. 3 is a view at right angles to Fig. 2, Fig. t is a transverse sectional view taken on line 1r-4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View of the auxiliary rope support showing the same in position on the supporting arm.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety the connecting member by means of which the device is secured to the window. This connecting member comprises the base 2 having formed thereon the outwardly extending flanges 3 which are inclined toward their free edges as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The ends of the base extend beyond the flanges as at 5 and are formed with apertures 6 for the reception of suitable fastenings by which the member lSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Serial No. 11,042.

1 may be secured to the frame of the window. Each of the flanges 3 is formed with a transversely extending bore through which the pin 7 extends, which pin is used to lock t-he rope support, designated generally by the numeral 8, in place. This rope support 8 comprises the bracket 9 which is formed with inclined sides to fit the inclination of the flanges 3, and this bracket is provided at its upper end with a suitable arm 10, which projects outwardly therefrom and Apivotally 'supports the U-shaped 4frame 11,

between the ends of the arms of which is pivoted the rope supporting arm designated generally by the numeral 12. This rope supporting arm comprises the U-shaped body 13, the arms 14 of which are elongated as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Each of these arms is formed with a longitudinally extending slot 15, which slot is provided at each end with the enlargements 16, and the auxiliary rope support, designated generally by the numeral 17, is slidably mounted in the slot 15 and engages in one of the enlargements 16 to prevent the same from moving when properly adjusted. This auxiliary rope support is arranged to hold the clothes line from sagging when the device is in its folded position. Suitable pulleys 18 and 19 vare respectively mounted at the free and pivoted ends of the supporting arm 12 and over these pulleys the flexible line 2O passes. In order to hold the arm 12 in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, the hooks 21 are provided and coperate with the bight portion of the U-shaped supporting bracket 22, which is pivotally mounted as at 23 on the U-shaped frame 11 hereinbefore referred to.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the arm is normally supported in the position illustrated in Fig. 2, and when it is desired to use the line, the arm is swung into the position shown in Fig. 1 so that the hooks 21 engage the bight portion of the supporting bracket 22 and hold the arm in a substantially horizontal plane. The auxiliary rope support is then slid to the free end of the arm, thus leaving the line free. In this way it will be apparent that the pulleys 18 will be within the building and will thus permit the user to place the clothes on the line without leaning out of the window. After the clothes have been dried and it is desired to return the device to its normal position, the hooks are removed from engagement with the bight portion of the bracket 22 and the arm 12 is then swung downwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2 so as to extend parallel with the frame of the window. The rope guide 17 is then slid to the upper end of the slot l5 and it will thus be seen that the slack in the rope will be taken up so as to prevent the rope from sagging.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

1What is claimed is:

A- clothes p line support comprising a bracket arrangedto be removably held to a window frame, a U-shaped frame pivotally mounted on the bracket, a U-shaped arm pivoted between the arms of the U-shaped frame, pulleys pivoted at each end of the U-'shaped arm, hooks carried by the parallel portions of the U-shaped arm, a bracket pivoted to the U-shaped arm and arranged to engage the hooks to hold the arm horizontal, each of the parallel extensions of the U-shaped arm being slotted, and a rope guide slidable in the slots to adjustably hold the clothes line.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL A. BOYD, JR.

Witnesses:

JAMES D. CAUGHEY. WV. SLATER.

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